Middle and High School Opportunities, Visual Arts and Crafts

Please join the Cambridge Public Library and the American Repertory Theater for an afternoon of Wonder!

Join us for a game of chess at the O'Neill Branch!

Young people ages 10 to 14 who love to write are welcome to share their ideas and writing.

Join us for a relaxing afternoon of cozy card making! All supplies included (except stamps) – but feel free to bring materials of your own to add to the fun.

An exhibition curator will lead this talk exploring how and why artists choose specific materials to express their ideas.

Susan Anderson will look at how artists working at the turn of the 20th century used dry media as a means towards abstraction.

Teens, don't let the cold weather get you down. Come to the Teen Room for pizza, snacks and crafts and relax. Bring your friends. And it's FREE. 

Join us for a workshop to make a small quilted potholder or trivet. Using the ‘assembly line” quilting method, you will plan, cut, and sew a quilt using our sewing machines.

In this class you will be introduced to painting with watercolor, including techniques in

Creative Colorful Creations on Fabric with Phyllis Wadlington.

Discover your creative side, working with different fabrics. Explore the possibilities of what can be painted on fabric.

Join the Central Square Branch Library and Food not Bombs Cambridge for an end-of-year Community Supper.

Explore ancient coins and learn how a team of museum staff and students is trying to harness the power of AI to recover stolen coins.

Join us for stories and a craft project! This month we will make paper dolls. 

For children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join us to craft homemade gifts this holiday season.

Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join the Acrylic Painting Workshop at our North Cambridge location and unleash your artistic talents with the guidance of a skilled instructor. You'll also get to take home your very own masterpiece!

Turn paper cut-outs into animations with the Gif-O-Graf machine!

We are hosting events distributing free fruits, vegetables, pantry staples, and more!

Join us for our Kazakhstan Independence Day celebration on December 14

Need help with a class?

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week!

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. 

Hangout with other teens in the Valente Branch Community Room after school: socialize, unwind, play a game, make some art - your choice!

Come get creative at Collins!